Walking figure wheeled toy



July 21, 1931 A. BRESCH 1,815.28?

WALKING FIGURE WHEELED TOY Filed Nov. 25. 1929 TTOPNEY Patented July 21, 1931 PATENT OFFICE ALBERT BRESCH, ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI WALKING FIGURE WHEELED TOY Application filed November 25, 1929. Serial No. 409,684.

This invention relates generally to toys. More particularly, my invention relates to a certain new and useful improvement in toys of walking gure wheeled type and has for its object the provision of a toy of the animated type stated which may be inexpensively constructed, which generally resembles and simulates in appearance and bodymovements a walking drummer-boy, and Which is designed and adapted to retain the interest and afford amusement and enjoyment to the child.

And with the above and other objects in view, my invention resides in the novel features of form, construction, arrangement, and combination of parts hereinafter described and pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings,

Figure 1 is an elevational view of a toy embodying my invention; 7

Figure 2 is a'longitudinal sectional View of the toy;

Figure 3 is a similar View of the toy, taken approximately at right angles, Figure 2;

' Figure 4 is a transverse sectional view of the toy taken approximately on the line 44, Figure 3; and I Figure 5 is an enlarged detail section on approximately the line 55, Figure 3.

Referring now more in detail and by ref erence characters to the drawings, which illustrates a preferred embodiment of my invention, the toy comprises a'body of any suitable contour and configuration, body A, in the present instance, being in representation or simulation of a childs body and being preferably of truncated cone-shape in side elevation and elliptical incross-section, as shown. Body A is also preferably constructed of a section of suitable light-weight sheet metal or the like and includes a top wall 1 and depending side walls 2, 2, the latter being connected by arcuate end walls 3, 3.

Disposed adjacent the bottom of the body A and having a bearing for rotation in its opposed side walls 2, is a shaft 4, included or incorporated in which is a crank 5, for purposes shortly appearing, and fixed to the shaft 4, is a suitable so-called leg-disk 6, the disk 6 being provided peripherally with a series or plurality of suitably spaced radial projections 7 each in side view having preferably the form shown in simulation of the humanleg and foot.

Having a bearing in the respective body side walls 2 adjacent the top wall 1, are pins or rivets 8, each rivet 8 rigidly securing together, in opposed approximately flatwise relation upon opposite sides of the respective body-wall 2, inwardly and outwardly presented arms 9 and 10, respectively, the former having a lateral projection or lip 11 and the latter having the shape or form shown in simulation of the human arm and hand. As best seen in Figure 4, the inner arms 9 are presented in opposed relation toward the body end-walls 3.

Provided longitudinally at its opposite ends with respective slots 12, 13, and pivotally attached intermediate its ends, as at 14, to the one body side wall 2 for rocking movement, is a suitably elongated link 15, which has connection at its one slot 12 with the lip 11 of one of the arms 9 and at its slot 13 with the crank-portion 5 of shaft 4, all as best seen in Figures 2 and 3; and pivotally attached at an end, as at 16, to the opposite body side wall 2 for oscillatory movement, is a relatively reduced link 17, which, at a longitudinal slot 18 provided in its free end, as best seen in Figure 3, has connection with the lip 11 of the other arm 9. The rivets or pins 8 thus provide pivot supports for the outer arms 10, and suitably fixed on the body A for alternate tapping engagement by the arms 10 or by drum-sticks 19 carried therebyis a member B having the form preferably of a musical drum.

Disposed vertically of body A and extending for axial rotatory movement through and both above and below said top wall 1, is a staff or shaft 20, affixed to the upper end of which and disposed above body A, is a member C having preferably the form shown in simulation of the human head. At its lower end, the shaft 20 is forked or bifurcated, as shown, the tines 21, 21, of which project downwardly and into slots 22 provided for the purpose in opposed brackets 23, 23, suitably fixed upon the links 15, 17. The staff 20 at its tines 21 thus provides a link-connection between the links 15, 17.

Projecting, as at 24, inwardly through the rear end-wall 3 of body A and having an intermediate portion 25 rigidly fixed to and upon the inner face of said body rear endwall 3, is a preferably wire-member or handle 26 extending inwardly of the body A to loosely encircle, as at 27, and brace the headsupporting staff 20.

In use, the child will naturally push the toy by means of the handle 26 over a floor, pavement, or the like, whereupon the disk 6, through engagement with the floor by its peripheral series of legs 7, will be rotarily actuated. On such actuation of the leg-disk G, the link 15 will be rocked, thereby, in turn, pivotally oscillating the one outer arm 10 and rotatorily oscillating also staff 20. On such oscillation of the staff 20, the other link 17 will be rocked, thereby, again in turn and succession, pivotally oscillating the other outer arm 10.

Thus, as the child pushes the toy along, all its parts, namely, the legs 7. the arms 10, and

' the head C, are automatically simultaneously animated, to the amusement and interest of the child, and to increase the simulated re? semblance between the toy and a drummerboy or other character, the body A, while not here shown, may be painted or otherwise colored and ornamented as may be desired.

The toy is of simple, inexpensive construction, and it is to be understood that changes in the form, construction, arrangement, and combination of the several parts of my new toy may be made and substituted for those herein shown and described without departing from the nature and principle of my invention.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. In a wheeled-figure dtoy, in combination, a body having spaced side walls, arms pivotally attached for oscillation upon said walls. a sh. ,t comprising a crank mounted for rotation in said walls, a disk fixed to the shaft intermediate said walls, and means for alternately oscillating the arms on rotation of the disk, said means including a first link pivoted intermediate its ends upon the body, having slot-and-pin connection with one of said arms, and slot-ted connection with the crank, a second link pivoted adjacent an end upon the body and at its other end having slot-and-pin connection with the other arm, and a connection between said links.

2. In a wheeled-figured toy, in combination, a body having spaced side walls, arms pivotally attached for oscillation upon said walls, a shaft comprising a crank mounted for rotation in said walls, a disk fixed on the shaft intermediate said walls, and means for alternately oscillating the arms on rotation of the disk, said means including oppositely disposed lippedssections fixed to the arms and presented inwardly of the body, a first link pivoted intermediate its ends upon one ofsaid walls and having slotted connection with the crank of the shaft and with one of said sections, a second link pivotally connected at an end to the other side wall and having slotted connection with the other of said sections, and an oscillatory connection between the links.

3. In a wheeled-figured'toy, in combina tion, a body having spaced side walls, arms pivotally attached for oscillation upon said walls, and means for alternately oscillating said arms, said means comprising a shaft having a bearing for rotation in said side walls and comprising a crank, a disk fixed to the shaft, oppositely disposed lipped-sections fixed to the arms and presented inwardly of the body, a first link pivoted intermediate its ends upon one of said walls and having slotted-connection with the crank of theshaft and with one of said sections, a second link pivoted at an end upon the opposite side wall and having slotted-connection at its other end with the other of said sections, slotted opposed brackets on said links, and an oscillatory connection between the brackets.

e. In a wheeled-figured toy, in combination, a body having spaced side walls, a shaft mounted for axial oscillation on they body, arms pivotally attached for oscillation upon said walls, a head mounted on the shaft, and means for simultaneously oscillating the head and said arms, the latter alternately, said means comprising a second shaft having a bearing for rotation in said side walls and comprising a crank, a disk fixed to the shaft, oppositely disposed lipped-sections fixed to the arms and presented inwardly of the body, a first link pivoted intermediate its ends upon one of said walls and having slotted-connection with the crank of the shaft and with one of said sections, a second link pivoted at an end' upon the opposite side wall and having slotted-connection at its other end with the other of said sections, slotted opposed brackets on said links, and an extension upon the shaft having pivot-connection with both the brackets.

5. In a wheeled-figured toy, in combination, a body in figurative human simulation, the same comprising a top wall and depending side walls, a longitudinal head-supporting shaft engaging the top wall for oscillation intermediate said side walls, and means for oscillating said shaft, said means includ 

